title: Ultrashort pulse generation from diode pumped mode-locked Yb3+:sesquioxide single crystal lasers.
abstract: We present diode pumped SESAM supported Kerr-lens mode locked laser operation based on Yb3+:Sc2O3 and Yb3+:Lu2O3 single crystals. Pulses as short as 71 fs with an average power of 1.09 W were obtained from an Yb3+:Lu2O3 single crystal. Yb3+:Sc2O3 delivered pulses as short as 81 fs with an average power of 840 mW. The mode locked laser operation was stable for longer than 2 hours.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan. tokura@ils.uec.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tokurakawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shirakawa
authors.forename: K
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authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: R
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authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: S T
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authors.lastname: Fredrich-Thornton
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authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Petermann
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authors.lastname: Huber